The large drop in financials of all sorts – both conventional and crypto – have people wondering what went wrong. What could have triggered this stunning sell-off? What has spooked the markets? When there are no obvious answers, and there really aren’t this time around, it tempts people to believe that markets themselves are broken. Surely prices should behave more rationally and predictably. Continue Reading

Airbnb, a short-term rental service, announced today it is partnering with some of the largest U.S. lenders to allow host income to be used in mortgage applications.
The company partnered with Fannie Mae, Quicken Loans, Better Mortgage and Citizens Bank in its latest initiative to consider home-sharing as a tool for earning extra income when it comes to refinancing Continue Reading

The primary reason buyers purchased a home in 2017 was the desire to own a home of their own -- 30% of homebuyers claimed that as their number one reason.
Here’s who bought homes, nationwide last year.
8% Unmarried couples.
7% Single Males.
18% Single Females
65% Married Couples
First time home buyers made up 34% of all home buyers in Continue Reading

Millions of people are renting rooms in private homes instead of hotels. And millions are doing the 'hosting.'
A coming crackdown in Pasadena on short-term lodging is exposing a divide among homeowners over the kinds of restrictions they would support when renting their units.
Cities around Southern California are drafting new rules to regulate the temporary rentals listed on Continue Reading

The Summer Opportunities Fair, at Westridge School campus in Pasadena, now in its 27th year is a free event, open to the public.
The Summer Opportunities Fair (SOF) is a community service event that provides a venue for parents and children to learn about summer programs. The fair presents a wide range of local, national, international camp, and summer study opportunities for boys and Continue Reading

HomeFundMe was created to help employers stand out through innovative benefits packages to build greater retention among the 75.4 million workers in the 18-35 age bracket. Rising rents, sky-high home prices, and massive student debt have left this group with more challenges than ever when it comes to funding the down payment to purchase a home. Most younger employees start out as highly mobile Continue Reading

Mortgage rates continued rising in the last week, eventually breaching 4% for the first time since last summer, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Freddie Mac’s report, which was released Thursday morning, shows that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to an average of 4.04% for the week ending Jan. 18, 2018. That continued a recent trend of mortgage rates Continue Reading

The newly designated Rose Villa Neighborhood is Just east of the Caltech area and showcases Pasadena's growing "middle class" between 1913 and 1921, at the end of the craftsman era in residential architecture in Pasadena.
This was a popular neighborhood for professors and others associated with the newly relocated Throop University (which became Caltech), and Pasadena City College. Group Continue Reading

U.S. consumers lead the world in personal debt many times over, with a total debt load of $13.62 trillion these days between mortgages, auto loans, student loans, installment plans, and more. Yes, we’re indebted to those never-ending credit cards, too, with more than $1.021 trillion in credit card charges – the highest in history. Point blank; we’re buying more than ever with a future promise to Continue Reading

Live on Green is a three-day family festival that takes place at the Pasadena Convention Center December 29 through December 31, 2017. It helps to kick off the city’s New Year’s Day events for the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.
Live on Green features five pavilions of entertainment, discovery, and fun.
Coaches Challenge Family Zone - where kids can take Continue Reading